Slip



Sept. 12, 1939.

F. H. SPALINK SLIP Filed June 19, 1939 ATTORNEY.

Pumice Sept. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES "PATENT-- OFFICE Application June 19, 1939, Serial No. 279,784

Claims.

The present invention concerns certain features of advantage and betterment in a form-fitting lady's slip with the unusual combination of a V-neck style and a built-up shoulder-strap style 5 in a single garment.

Heretofore, a lady desiring a Y-n'eck style of slip, also known as California" or Hollywood top style, etc., was required to purchases. slip of this character, and, if she wanted or needed another slip of the built up shoulder type,'which is a round neck or a semi-round neck pattern, she had to purchase the two separately. I

In other words, ladies, up to the present time,

have been required to investin two slips if different styles were desired, but now, both of such models or species are combined in one garment with an unusually perfect fit in the neck line, bust, waist, hips, and with a properly fitting, comfortable, continuous, built-up shoulder-strap, thereby eliminating the separate, narrow shoulder-straps which heretofore have been commonly sewed on to the garment as separate pieces, such shoulder-straps having been made separately and being narrow cutting into, and sliding oil, the shoulder of the wearer, allpf which disadvantageous features are avoided by the employment of this invention. The cutting of the top gusset and shoulderstrap in one piece is made practical by this new procedure and this affords the wearer a slip for all occasions witha shoulder-strap that will 'not slip off, or cut into the flesh of, the shoulder as the ordinary slip does, and, in addition, the usual variety of separate shoulder-strap, which is sewed on to the garment, breaks on thereot" at the points in the front and in the back where it is attached, because of .the substantial amou'ntof strain at these points resulting from the bending,

I stooping, exercising or reaching ofthe wearer,

and. this breakage is eliminatedby the employment of the continuous builtp shoulder-straps forming a portion of the new garment. Because of the present invention, the-neck-line and fit over the bust are perfect from the standpoints of conformity, appearance and comfort.

Another feature of the new slip relates to the novel, (effective-and neat joining of thetwo ends of the shoulder-strap, it having been discovered that this is 'capableof accomplishment whereas it apparently has never heretofore been ,used in garments of this character. An open seam with loose ends and rawedges generally and currently used at this point in built-up shoulder-straps is no longer necessary in view of the new method of making the novel slip incorporating the instant invention.

' According to the new procedure, the two ends of the strap are sewed together on the inside and ,they are perfectly flat on the outside without an 5 outside seam, whereas, in all ordinary built-up shoulder-straps'the seam has been on the outside,

.and, in addition, in the new type of strap the strength is as great as though it had been made of a single piece of the goods of the garment.

The present invention is illustrated in detail'in the figures of the accompanying drawing cpnstituting a part of this specification and to which reference should be had in connection with the following description, like reference numerals havingbeen used in the drawing to designate the same parts.

' In these several figures of the drawing, the front side of the textile-fabric of which the slip is composed is shaded slightly, whereas the back or reverse side of such fabric is left unshaded.

In this drawing:

Figure 1 presents one of' companion pieces of a shoulder-strap member Figure 2 depicts the other companion member;

Figure3 illustrates such two members in superposed relation and stitched together along portions of their margins;

Figure 4 shows the sewed members of Figure 3 turned inside out; 30

Figure 5 portrays the other or left finished shoulder-piece for use on that portion of the gar ment cooperatingwith the other shoulder of the wearer;

' Figure 6 pictures the front of the finished or completed; slip; and Figure 7 represents the back of the garment.

Referring ;tothis drawing, it will be observed that a V-shaped, upper, front, textile-fabric piece- 2l has integral therewith the front half 22 of the corresponding shoulder-strap, and a correlated or companion upper, back piece 23 has as a part thereof an extension 24 constituting the back half of the same shoulder-strap.

Part 2| on its outer edge is provided with a dart 20 formed by a short seam 19 to provide for proper fit over the bust.

The two ends of the parts 22 and 24 are sewed together at 25 on the wrong side of the goods, thus securing together the front and back sections 2| and 23, and the materials on the opposite sides of'such seam are laid down fiat on the back side of the goods.

A companion, reversely-shaped fabric-member, designated by the numerals 8-125 (Figure 2) 55 inclusive, is also made and the two members are superposed or placed one upon the other in register (Figure 3) with the right-sides of the pieces in contact with one another, thus leaving the under and upper faces showing the wrong or back side of the goods.

Thereupon, the two pieces are sewed together along the two marginal lines 23 and 21 (Figure 3) leaving the v-shaped edges 28, 28 and 29, 28 free from attachment to one another. 4

Then the parts thus united are turned inside out bringing the front side of the goods outermost and the back side of the goods innermost (Figure 4), whereupon the attached pieces are stitched along the lines 30 and 3|. on the front side of the goods close to the edges to finish the latter, and, a like, but reversely-shaped doublethickness member is made in similar manner and is provided with the corresponding reference numerals 2 l 9-225 inclusive.

All raw edges of the fabric along all seams of both members are out of sight within the doublethicknesses of the fabric.

The main-body 33 of the garment (Figures 6 and 7) has four, upstanding, inverted V-shaped parts, one, 34 in the center of the garment, one, 35 and 36 respectively, under each arm, and one 31 in the middle of the back, and each of these has its edges turned over inwardly and overlapping the adjacent edges of the front and back sections 2|, III and 23, 223, and stitched thereto, for example, in connection with the center of the front along the lines 38 and 39, in the center of the back along lines 4| and 42, and under the arms on lines 33, 44 and 45, 46.

edges forming a corresponding V-shaped opening at the front of the slip, and that at the back of the garment they connect with similar.

V-shaped edges providing a V-shaped, and preferably somewhat lower, opening at the back.

.It should be noted that both shoulder-straps extend straight up from the body of the garment over the shoulders of wearer, that they are of adequate width to properly support the gar ment without cutting into the flesh, and, in addition, they do not tend to slide off the shoulders.

Further, it should be observed that the shoulder-straps and the portions of the article of wearing apparel integral therewith are of doublethickness an obviously desirable feature affording strength and maintenance of proper shape and wearing qualities of the slip.

Again, it will be perceived that the outer edges of the shoulder-straps and of the enlarged end portions are correctly curved to fit properly around under the arms of the wearer.

Thus, in the. new garment, we have a strong,

reasonably-wide shoulder-strap constituting an integral part of a portion of .the body of the garment and we have the desirable V-neck, with no raw-edge seams, and no parts of the back side of the fabric showing..

Those acquainted withthis readily und from the foregoing description the manner which the stated and other desirable objects of the invention are attained in the new construction and they wiilr appreciate that the invention, as defined by the appended claims. is,not necessarily limited and restricted to all such details but. that various modifications and changes maybe resorted to without departure from the heart and essence of the invention and without the loss or sacrifice of any of its material benefits and advantages.

I claim:

1. In the method of making a textile-fabric lady's slip, the steps of providing a top-front fabric-section having an integral extension for the front portion of the corresponding shoulderstrap, providing a top-back fabric-section having an integral extension for the back portion of the same shoulder-strap, securing together the ends of said extensions on the back side of the goods, thereby providing a first member, making a second complementary companion member, placing said members in superposed registered relation with the front faces of the goods toward one another, stitching said registered members together along their opposite edges only leaving the ends unstitched, turning said double-thickness member inside out thereby providing a double-thickness element having the front face of the goods outermost throughout and comprising a shoulder-strap with enlarged end sections, making a companion reversely-shaped double-thickness element for the other shoulder, providing a main-body. for the slip, and stitching the edges of said sections and of said main-body to complete the slip.

2. In the method of making a textile-fabric ladys slip, the steps of providing a top-front gusset having an integral extension for the front portion of the corresponding shoulder-strap, providing a top-back gusset having an integral extension for the back portion of the same shoulder-strap, stitching together the ends of said extensions on the back side of the goods thereby providing a first-member, making a second, complementary, stitched, companion member, placing said members in superposed registered relation with the front sides of the goods toward one another,stitching said registered members together along their opposite edges only leaving the ends unstitched, turning said double-thickness member inside 'out thereby providing a double-thickness element having the front face of the goods outermost throughout and comprising a shoulder-strap with enlarged gusset ends, making a companion reversely-shaped double-thickness element, providing a main- -body for the slip with four upstanding inverted V-shaped prolongations, one in the center of the front, one in the center of the back, and one under each arm, securing the inner edges of said two front gussets to the two edges of the mainbody V.-shaped front prolongation, securing the outer edges of the same two front gussets .to the front edges of the two V-shaped main-body prolongations under the arms, securing the inner edges of said two back gussets to the main-body V-shaped prolongation at the middle of the back,

and securing the. remaining two edges of said back gussets.- t0 the remaining edgesof said under-the-arms main-body prolongations.

.3. The method set forth in claim 2 in which each securing of said gussets to said main-body prolongations is effected by stitching 'and in.

which at each such seam the marginal portion of the prolongation is folded over inwardly andsueh folded portion overlies the front of the gusset, each such seam fastening together four thicknesses of the fabric comprising the main-, body of the prolongation, the folded over part of the prolongation, and the double-thickness of the gusset.

- 4. 1i textile-fabric ladys slip having in combination, a'main-body portion, apair of doublethickness elements with the front face of the goods outermost on both sides of each element, each such element having atone end a top-front gusset and at the opposite end a top-back gusset,

said two gussets being connected together by a .i lat shoulder-strap having a length integral with said front gusset and a length integral with said back gusset; the ends of said lengths being stitched together between the double thicknesses of the strap, said elements being .stitchedtogether along'their opposite edges, said being stitched to said main-body portion, the upper edges of said front gussets forming a V-shaped front necbopenixig, the upper edges 'of said back gussets forming a-V-shaped back-' opening, theinner edges of said shoulder-straps being substantially straight, and the outer edges of said shoulder-straps and the upper outer edges of said back gussets and of said front gussets forming a continuous concavecurve.

5. In a textile-fabric ladys slip, the combinawardly of the double-thickness and with the' shoulderwstrap sections seams inside of such double-thickness, and with seams securing together opposite margins of, and inside of, such double-thickness.

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